Relationships between carbon chain length and avoidance responses in rats

Abstract

An experiment was performed to ascertain the results of subjecting the conditional twine cutting behavior of 32 white rats to the even members of a homologous series of equimolar solutions of amine hydrochlorides. The Shurrager multipartitioned training cage (5-barrier) was used to train the animals to constant speed on untreated barriers. The middle barriers were later used randomly in a balanced design as test barriers. Results show the order of repellency of the series (from most to least): 12 > 10 > 16 > 18 > 14 > 8 > 6 > 4. Conclusion: increasing carbon chain length produces a maximum repellency at C 12 , which is significantly different (.02≤p≤.05) from C 4 , C 10 , and C 16 . (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)